LAPS Foundation 2025 scholarship recipients. Photo by Jessica Booton Photography
LAPS FOUNDATION NEWS RELEASE
It’s time for graduating seniors to begin applying for local scholarships! Families, educators, and community members are encouraged to spread the word to students graduating this spring about the many scholarship opportunities available right here in our community.
Local organizations, families and individuals in the Los Alamos community offer a wide range of scholarships designed to support graduating seniors with diverse interests, backgrounds, and future plans. Scholarships are available for more than just academic achievement—many recognize community service, career and technical pathways, and alternative post-secondary options beyond traditional four-year college programs.
The deadline for most local scholarship applications is February 27, 2026 but there are several that aren’t due until later in March.
Students and families with questions about scholarships can learn more by clicking here.
The Los Alamos Public Schools Foundation awards multiple scholarships each year. These scholarships focus on areas such as community service and career and technical education. We also have a scholarship for a student pursuing a career in education. Students who receive LAPS Foundation scholarships select an Educator of Distinction from their years in Los Alamos Public Schools, honoring the educator alongside the student.
In addition, the LAPS Foundation administers many scholarships on behalf of community members, including six new scholarships this year. This long list of scholarships is applicable to a variety of students with involvement or interest in STEM, cross country/track, golf, volunteering, community involvement, soccer, financial need, theater, social justice, reading an impactful book, and substance abuse prevention.
● Rawan Alsaraj Scholarship
● Rojas Family Scholarship
● Don Rokop Memorial Golf Scholarship
● LAHS Class of 1970 Helping Hands Scholarship
● Be There for Los Alamos, the JoAnn Johnson Community Involvement Memorial Scholarship
● Philip Walter Pellette Memorial Scholarship
● Irene Boone Memorial Scholarship
● June and Harry Ettinger Memorial Scholarship
● Kristin Kosiewicz Substance Abuse Awareness Scholarship
● Ross and Lola Ramsey Memorial Scholarship
● Sophia Feldman Memorial Scholarship
Graduating seniors interested in applying for LAPS Foundation scholarships or those administered by the Foundation can visit lapsfoundation.com to apply online. For questions or assistance, contact the LAPS Foundation at 505-500-6501.
About LAPS Foundation
The Los Alamos Public Schools Foundation is an independent nonprofit organization that helps the local community provide an extraordinary education for Los Alamos students. Los Alamos has given over $2 million to fund opportunities students and teachers would not have otherwise. To learn more about LAPS Foundation and how to get involved and/or make a donation, visit http://lapsfoundation.com or call 505.500.6501. Donations to LAPS Foundation, a 501(C)(3) organization, are tax-deductible.